People・Shimonoseki & Kanmon
Emperor AntokuAntoku Tenno
Also known as: 安徳天皇・Antoku
The 81st emperor of Japan, a grandson of Taira no Kiyomori and a son of Kenreimon'in. At the age of eight by Japanese count he entered the waters of the Kanmon Strait with the Taira clan at the Battle of Dannoura. In Shimonoseki his spirit is enshrined as the deity of Akama Shrine.
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